I think they can be harder to style in the colder temps, but they work great if you can find the right height of bootie to wear with them!

It was SUPER windy on this evening. Maya was actually waiting in the car by the side of the road.

She could still see me btw…Then, she came out, but insisted I hold her the whole time because she was too cold… LOVE this next one!!!! Ok, I love ALL these!!! I could lie and say this next one was a super sweet shot of her holding my face, but…

She thought it was hilarious to put her cold hands on my face. 🙂 Another favorite!! The symmetrical nerd in me loves how my leg mimics the curve of the grass!

Complete happy accident haha.I convinced her to get down on her own for a few saying she could dance to keep warm… DYING!! She clearly gets into it when she dances 🙂

To be honest, the overcast somewhat nasty days are usually my favorite days to go outside and play! No need to fight any crowds, so you have the beach all to yourself! I’m sure most people wouldn’t think of playing on the beach in the waves when it’s 44 degrees and super windy outside, but we had so much fun!

I took a video of how I set up the camera and the shutter release I use which can be viewed here. Of course she thought it was hilarious trying to get ME into the water! I looooove that this almost looks like she’s playing in the snow in these next ones! Her face!! LOVE!

I love the idea that any wide neck sweater can easily turn into an off the shoulder one!

And…if you are unsure of the off the shoulder trend or don’t want to wear a strapless bra…layer a fun bralette or tank underneath! Looking back on these pictures, I needed to roll the cuff once more or a little bigger…I don’t really like where they hit me at the ankle.

One of the many benefits of taking pics! GAH!! Her smile and laugh are just about my favorite thing to see!! This smile now is very GAP TOOTHED!! I have a loooooot of posts I need to do with her old teeth still in. I cannot WAIT to start posting her new smile!!

It’s been sooo cold, windy, rainy, and miserable, but….a few days we’ve had sun!

And when that happens, we all run out and enjoy it!

Ps…Maya was hitting the shutter on this one…over and over and over haha. LOVING this next one in black and white!!! Ok….I might start posting more black and whites! In my home, that’s mostly what I print, but for some reason I rarely post them here.

I couldn’t decide if this was an image I loved or an outtake haha. Once again, I danced my way right out of the frame. BUT….it could be an artistic crop!

Her face! Noooo idea what was going on here, but I want to squeeze Maya’s belly!! Actually, I think it was a piggy back dismount that didn’t go smoothly and wasn’t meant to be captured 😉 . I can’t hear the shutter when we are that far away though, so I honestly can’t tell when it’s going off or stopping haha.

(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

I SCORED these on NWT (!!) eBay for $104, but leather pants are still an investment piece no matter how much you pay for them! I am always trying to find ways to dress them down for everyday wear to get more use out of them.

I’ve done a bunch of posts about my love of leather pants! Looking back, some of these are my favorite posts, and can be seen Here (leather leggings day to night), here (with a plaid blanket scarf), here (Playing on the beach), here (All black…always a good combo), here (dressed down in a boho look), and here (with an oversized Cardigan.

Well, I only took 3 pictures in this dressed down look (I stashed a change of clothes in the car, and YES, changed on the side of a very busy street-whoops) before having to run after Maya who went down to the beach without me!

So, I should probably include one of those too… Because twirling on the beach in a party dress is so freaking cute! And this is the ONE shot I got of us together in this look. WAY after the sun had set, and only lit by the street lamp!

My shutter release was still broken at this point, so….😭

(all pictures taken with a self timer and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

I was listening to a podcast the other day (ok, by this point it was a while ago…delayed posting and all that!), and it was an interview with a popular blogger. In her interview she made a comment along the lines of “Nobody wants to see a 49 style blogger!” 😳

Not going to lie. It kind of pissed me off. 😠

I was SUPER uncomfortable, self conscious, and felt totally narcissistic posting images of myself when we first started this blog. Ok, I still am, but I’m getting over it. You know why? I am SO unbelievably thankful that I have all these images of me with Maya, but also…just the images of just me (😬🙊🙈 ) .

The bottom line is that I love fashion. I am over apologizing for it. I’ve loved fashion since I was Maya’s age! AND….I’m guessing I’l love fashion in 6 years when I turn 49!

Her comment actually made me want to do more fashion posts!

Now…I just need more time!! This cozy cardigan? Handknit by my dad! He made it from himself, and then it was in one of their “donation bags” that I intercepted haha. SO GLAD-love it!! Her face!! DYING! Ok, I’m dying NOW! At the moment…well… My remote trigger had died, so taking these was with the self timer. And, I kept running back and forth and looking down…

Seeing this face wasn’t EXACTLY what I wanted to see, but now that…a month and a half (!!) has gone by…I LOVE IT!

It’s SO her. If it’s in any way posed…she’s NOT having it. That is why post of our images are fun/action based! A little harder when it’s a one shot deal with the self timer…I can’t believe I did ALL our images that way in the beginning!! Oh, but then….I wore her down!!!

As I do. And these next few are some of my FAVORITES of us!!

I’ve really been wanting to capture the golden hour more. I just didn’t have the time to take pics of us in the fall, because I was so busy with client shoots. The ONE bonus of the sun setting at 4:30, is that I can pictures of us in the golden hour in the afternoon! haha. LOOOOOVE!! She was trying to capture bugs that were flying in the sunlight! And lastly….singing. As she does.